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I’ve written for years. I’m writing my second book.

My Bible: reasons to believe in the power of the Bible

‘I’ve written for years. I’m writing my second book. My dream is to get the book out there for people to read. I love my characters and they are part of my life, and I find it exciting finding out what’s going to happen. 

‘But, I’ve only sold 140 books. That’s a struggle. The people who read it, love it. But, I haven’t sold a book for three months, so why am I bothering to write a second one?  

‘The verse that keeps me going is 1 Timothy 4.14, “Don’t neglect the gift that was in you”. So, I get up every morning and believe that God told me to do this, and to trust him. It says to me, “keep pushing, keep writing, keep going”.  

‘Day to day it means that I get up in the morning and I write. It’s as simple as that. I wouldn’t even call it obedience. It’s more pragmatic than that. What else would I do if I didn’t write? I’m a writer, and I know that my writing is better now than it was. Writing is the one thing that I know that I can do, and do well. That’s what’s inside me. That’s what feeds me. So, it’s a very encouraging verse.’

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